Just because other animals can be cruel doesn't mean you have to join them. We're blessed with higher intelligence then other life forms so we should use it to rise above that.
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Just because other animals can be cruel doesn't mean you have to join them. We're blessed with higher intelligence then other life forms so we should use it to rise above that.
<laughs> You sound like my Russian friends.
My body just feels better when I don't overload it with meat and fish and chicken. It's easy to resist something that makes you not feel good when you eat too much of it.
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Restaurants allow you to do that?
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I seriously doubt that!! :roll:
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I don't really understand why people choose to be vegetarians? Meat/Chicken/Fish are way too delicious to resist. Anyways how do I tell when a vegan is in a restaurant? That is when they're the person who spends an hour talking to the waiter, and then orders a plain salad with oil and vinegar on the side.
Most girls are vegetarians than guys, that's because they are trying to lose some weight by eating lot of fruits/vegetables.
Yeah, im like you, i cant be a vegetarian, ugh..I love to eat chicken,
turkey, fish etc. but not too much beef. I love lots of veggies too.
I cant eat salad all the time so once in a while, i like pasta, spagetti
and meatballs, hehe.
Well, I usually ask if they have anything suitable for vegans first. If they haven't got a vegan option I don't have much choice. I've not been to a meat eating restaurant for over a year now. The last time I went to one I just couldn't stand the smell.
I usually stick to vegitarian restaurants.
Well they didn't throw me out.
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my colleges (Virginia Tech & Rutgers University) do serve veggie-only food area. The only challenge is to try to get those veggie food with the smell of meat wafting thru the air.
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but you eat eggs. in short - you're eating chicken fetus.
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They probably wont mind as long you order something like
something to drink, heh. I know that as i have seen that
happen.
Well I always order something. It's usually protein sources that they lack in so If I bring that and add it to what they HAVE got it usually helps.
On the other hand I went to a reastaurant which supplied us all with a 3 course VEGAN meal. But then there was a whole group of us and we all ordered in advance.
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Most restaurants in the US won't allow brought it food because it can put their health department certification at risk. Also, it's not fair to the business to bring in your own goods.
You are right to stick with vegetarian restaurants so you can get what you want without any problems.
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Most restaurants in the US won't allow brought it food because it can put their health department certification at risk. Also, it's not fair to the business to bring in your own goods.
You are right to stick with vegetarian restaurants so you can get what you want without any problems.
yep. they don't even allow brought-in drinks either. You should come to NYC. There are HUNDRED HUNDRED of delicious veggie-only restaurants. My colleague just told me about this really good veggie restaurant just several blocks away called WILD GINGER PAN. I'll try it out next week.
That's good to know. I'll remember that if I ever visit Newyork.
You are right to stick with vegetarian restaurants so you can get what you want without any problems.
Yes, and I wouldn't have problem with the smell of meat either.
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That's a great menu. A big advantage of living in the bigger cities. I wish we had something like it here.
You'd be surprised how many restaurants WILL let you do that if you call in advance. I have an 'inborn error of metabolism' which means that I cannot break down one specific aspect of protein- as a result, I have to watch my protein and limit it very much or I get pretty unwell. I also have several food allergies.
I have absolutely been in the situation where a group of friends was going out to a restaurant that I could eat nothing at, or I could only get a salad or the steamed veggies of doom.
I have been able to, on multiple occasions, call up the restaurant in advance and ask to bring in a meal which they will microwave for me. Yes, they can do that, and they often do. A few times, they have even plated it for me on matching plates so that my company (especially relevant if you're out for business) will not know that I didn't order from the menu.
I have also been able to bring in my own foods to be used in preparing my meal.. I once took in my own low protein pasta to a restaurant while they prepared the rest of my meal (a pasta dish, obviously.)
It never hurts to ask! A good restaurant will go out of their way to serve you- either by helping you create a dish that you CAN eat, or at least allowing you to bring in your own meal. You shouldn't have to stare at a wall and not eat with friends because of dietary limitations!
There are unfortunately restaurants that will not do that. Generally, you're going to have much better luck outside of the US, but I have been to quite a few restaurants in the US in which the person I spoke to did not bat an eyelash at my request!
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what kind of area do you live in?